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No. 470,479. fPatented Mar. 8, 1892.

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UNITED STATES.

PA'IENT OFFICE.

RALPH DRABBLE, OF LONSDALE, RHODE ISLAND.

NOSING-MOTIQN FOR SELF-ACTING MULES.

SPEGIFIGATIQN forming part of Letters Patent No. 470,479, dated March 8,1892. Application filed July 20, 1891- Serial No. 400,148. (No model.)

To aZZ whom it may concern: I

Be it known that I, RALPH DRABBLE, a citizen of the United States,residing at Lonsdale, in the countyof Providence and State of RhodeIsland, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Nosing-Motions forSelf-Acting Mules, of which the following is a specification.

My invention consists in an improved automatic mechanism for deflectingthe winding chain to increase the velocity of the winding movementof thespindles, as hereinafter fully set forth.

Figure 1 represents a detail side view showing the quadrant-arm in itsextreme elevated position. Fig. 2 represents the same side view with thequadrant-arm in its lower position, with the nose-peg in engagement withthe chain. Fig. 3 represents the same side View showing the quadrant-arminan intermediate position, with the stud at the end of the arm upon thetaller-shaft in engagement with the pivoted engaging arm of thenosingmotion. Fig. 4 represents a detail top View of the nosing-motion.

In the accompanying drawings, A represents the quadrant-arm, to theupper end of which is attached the bracket B, and to the side of thesaid bracket at the point a is pivoted the nose-peg lever 0, having atits forward end the nose-peg D, which at the downward movement of thequadrant-arm A en- To the side of the bracket B is also pivoted the dogF,

which engages with the serrated edge I) of the nose-peg lever O andserves to hold the said lever in its adjusted position, the forward endof the lever 0 being actuated in an upward direction against the pointof the dog F by means of the spring G, which is connected with theheelof thelever Oat the point e. To the side of the downwardly-extendin garm f of the bracket Bis pivoted the engaging arm H, from the end ofwhich jointed connection is made to the lever C by means of the link I,so that a downward pivotal movement imparted to the engaging arm H willbe also imparted to the nose-peg lever 0.

Upon the taller-shaft J is attached the backfirst wound upon the cop gto its full diameter,

and thereafter the continued engagement of the stud L of the arm K ateach forward movement of the carriage N will, upon thegradually-increasing elevation of the winding position of the fallerPand consequent decrease in the elevation of the arm K and stud L, causethe gradual drawing down of the nose-peg D to an increasing degree ofengagement with the winding-chain E, the action of the stud L of the armK upon the back of the engaging arm H' being such as to cause thenosepeg lever to be'slightly depressed at proper intervals, inwhichdepressed position it is held by the dog F, the latter, during thedownward movement of the nose-peg lever, having slid backward over oneof the notches in the said lever, thus serving to move thewiudingchain Bmore and more from a straight line, whereby an additional length ofchain will be uncoiled from the winding on drum M, with a consequentincrease in the velocity of the spindles for Winding the thread upon thecop.

I claim as my invention l. 'lhe combination, with the quadrant-arm, thenotched nose-peg lever, and the dog for holding the nose-peg lever inits adjusted position, of the pivoted engaging arm connected with thenose-peg lever, whereby upon the pivotal movement of the said arm thenosepeg lever will also be turned upon its pivot, substantially asdescribed.

2. The combination, with the quad rant-arm, the notched nose-peg lever,the dog, and the pivoted engaging lever connected with the nose-peglever, of the faller, the fallershaft, the engaging arm upon thefaller-shaft, the carriage, the Winding-drum, and the chain,substantially as described.

RALPH DRABBLE.

Witnesses:

S. SCHOLFIELD, JAMES W. REAMAN.

